This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Academic Writing > Citation And Referencing > Mla Format – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Mla Format Quiz 4 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. You also have a source with three authors:Jadyn Grady, Michelle Barnosky, and Marcel Lamont. Which option shows the correct way to format these authors in an entry on the Works Cited page of your paper? A) Grady, Jadyn, Barnosky, Michelle, & Marcel Lamont. B) Grady, J., Barnosky, M., & Lamont, M. C) Grady, Jadyn, Michelle Barnosky, & Marcel Lamont. D) Grady, Jadyn, et al. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Grady, Jadyn, et al. 2. "Works Cited" refers to a list of references that you ..... A) You cited in your paper. B) Used as a guide while writing your paper. C) Were given as resources by your teacher. D) You referenced while writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You cited in your paper. 3. What is the recommended line spacing in MLA format? A) Single spacing throughout the paper. B) Double spacing throughout the paper. C) 1.5 spacing throughout the paper. D) Triple spacing throughout the paper. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Double spacing throughout the paper. 4. If quoting more than four lines of text, what should you do in MLA format? A) Italicize the text. B) Indent the text 0.5 inches from the left margin. C) Indent the text 1 inch from the left margin. D) Use quotation marks around the text. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indent the text 1 inch from the left margin. 5. Select the correct way of citing two authors in MLA format. A) (Healy & Seagraves 93). B) (Healy and Seagraves 93). C) (Healy and Seagraves, 2009). D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) (Healy and Seagraves 93). 6. What spacing should the works cited have? A) Triple. B) Multiple. C) Double. D) Single. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Double. 7. The third line of the heading is the A) My name. B) Date. C) Teacher's name. D) Class name. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Class name. 8. What do you do to the first word of every paragraph? A) Italicize. B) Make it bold. C) Indent. D) Capitalize. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indent. 9. You have two sources that support the same idea. What is the proper in-text citation for page 16 by Carol Williams and page 34 by George Roth? A) (Williams 16 & Roth 34). B) (Williams 16 and Roth 34). C) (Williams 16; Roth 34). D) (Williams p. 16; Roth p. 34). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) (Williams 16; Roth 34). 10. What line spacing does MLA format require? A) 2.0 line spacing. B) 1.5 line spacing. C) 1.0 line spacing. D) 0.5 line spacing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2.0 line spacing. 11. How should the author's name appear in an MLA citation for an image? A) First Name Last Name. B) Last Name, First Name. C) First Name, Last Name. D) Last Name First Name. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Last Name, First Name. 12. How should you cite a quote using parenthetical reference? A) In chapter three the protagonist says, "I'm free to do as I please" (Williams 20). B) In chapter three the protagonist says, "I'm free to do as I please (Williams p. 20).". C) In chapter three the protagonist says, "I'm free to do as I please (Ann Williams page 20).". D) In chapter three the protagonist says, "I'm free to do as I please" (Ann Williams page 20). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In chapter three the protagonist says, "I'm free to do as I please" (Williams 20). 13. Where does one place the page number on an MLA formatted paper? A) Bottom center. B) Top center. C) Top right corner. D) Top left corner. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Top right corner. 14. The teacher's last name appears before the Page Number in MLA Format A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. What information is included in the MLA header? A) The author's last name and the page number. B) The title of the paper and the author's first name. C) The date of submission and the course title. D) The author's email address and the institution name. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The author's last name and the page number. 16. Which of the following best defines plagiarism? A) Summarizing information from a textbook. B) Copying someone else's work and presenting it as your own. C) Using your own thoughts and opinions. D) Writing a paper based on your personal experiences. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Copying someone else's work and presenting it as your own. 17. When quoting a source directly in your paper, what punctuation should come after the quotation but before the parenthetical citation? A) Comma. B) Period. C) No punctuation. D) Semicolon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comma. 18. When typing in MLA format, what font is preferred? A) Times New Roman. B) Arial. C) Any font as long as it is size 12. D) Cambria. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Times New Roman. 19. You should indent paragraphs A) Depends on my mood. B) Every time. C) Depends on the teacher's instructions. D) Depends on my hair. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Depends on the teacher's instructions. 20. For an essay, what size of font should you write every single word in? A) 12 point. B) 10 point. C) 14 point. D) 8 point. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 12 point. 21. The only time you should include a title page is when ..... A) It is requested by your teacher. B) On an assignment that is over 100 points. C) Your essay is over 5 pages long. D) When you feel like it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is requested by your teacher. 22. What is the margin of your essay paper? A) It is the area between the date and the title. B) The area between the essay body and your "Works Cited" page. C) It is the cover page of your essay. D) The border around your entire paper. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The border around your entire paper. 23. A source (video, website, book) needs to be cited when you ..... A) Directly quote from them. B) When you summarize or paraphrase them. C) When you use numerical data (statistics, charts, graphs) from them. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 24. Putting your font in Times New Roman, what step is that? A) 3. B) 1. C) 2. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1. 25. Is this the order correct:Lucy LemonsJanuary 3, 2020Ms. REnglish 5 A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 26. The font you use does not matter as long as it's professional. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 27. Your essay's title should be bolded. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 28. What does the location refer to in MLA format for a website? A) The page number. B) The city where the author lives. C) The URL or DOI. D) The country where it was published. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The URL or DOI. 29. When do you use "quotion marks?" A) When you copy a direct quote from the author. B) When you write the author's idea but use your own words. C) When you write your own idea. D) When you aren't sure who wrote it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When you copy a direct quote from the author. 30. What does the Boolean operator "NOT" do when used in a search engine? A) It finds references that contain both terms. B) It finds references that contain either term. C) It finds references that contain one term but not the other. D) It finds references that contain neither term. 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